Episode 161 of the IT in the D podcast from our Podcast Detroit studios was a fun one, as it always is when we’re joined by Vittoria from Hatch Detroit. We also had the winner and one of the other finalists from their 2016 competition in-studio with us, and it’s also always a good time hearing what people are doing to bring new and cool businesses downtown…

David Phillips is the geek that’s been pushed into management roles over the span of his career. He’s been a helpdesk jockey, a team lead, a systems architect and even a Vice President over the course of his more than 20 years in information technology for a variety of industries. He’s been profiled by CNN’s Money Magazine for his work with the group, as well as being a regular speaker for the Michigan Shifting Gears program, winning 2013’s “Outstanding Contributor for the Transformation of Careers and Lives”. The views and opinions expressed here are solely in his own, and relate to IT in the D only.